The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-21
THE CONVENTION
GETS DOWN TO WORK.
state Organization Agreed up
on and Perfected.

tcrday, the proceedings were OF u
somewhat stormy nature, aud much
heated discussion was indnlged III
while it seemed impossible to Keep
down little local antagonisms when
kept trying 10 crop out.
In order TO act in business way
with the rail. Dads, Col. Simpson oiier-
ed a resolution providing for con-
mittee of eleven for sucl p1rpose,
committeeman TO be selected from
each congressional district
Amendments aud substitutes fol-
lowed thick and fast and were as rap
idly disposed of The general demand
of the convention seemed to be TO
find ont what the railroads proposed
TO do. aud in line with the desire Tor
light on the subject Maj. X. q. Lowe,
chairman of the Galveston delegation,
arose and after few preliminary re-
marks. asked 10 offer i'll reading let
ter from w. II. Newman, third VIC
president of the Mo. Pacific Ry. 20.
The documcut is lengthy, but the
important points in il are covered by
the following extracts:
"The heavy movement into
Texas of actual settlers in former years
has been during the mouths OF Sep
tember. October, November, Decem-
her and January; the prospectors
generally 90 into the State during tire
snrino months. On this account we
do moi think the results OF the present
movement to induce immigration IN
10 the state will be shown until the
fall and winter months Of next year
Inf active work should be commenced
at once and agencies started carry I'D
The spring TO induce prospeclors TO
came into the State and look over the
ground Tor the purpose o! bringing
the people they represent during the
early fail month, of 1883"
AS il is important that early action
should be taken in the matter ] nope
il can bc arranged that the conference
between the railway people ana TINS
committee can be brought about at
some point in Texas during the hol-
day week. am TO some extent soil
isb in this. az have to Inc in the state
during that week and wonld Ike very
much 10 be present at such confer
encc. Should your Tuesday meeting
agree -upon plan of this Kind. |
would suggest that you bring about
his conference through n request
TINT Mr.. Waldo. chairman of the Tex
ms roads. will invite the several lines
To send Representatives I" such con-
ference. Developments at the meet
ing may suggest some much Det'er
plan of handling this matter. When
we discussed the matter some months
ago tile thought that su 'gest1onl
from the Texas press to the people OF
that state would so soon develop the
tact that the Texas people are alive to
the necessity of encouraging imml-
grafton into the state and that 1t
would have such a strong support on
their part.
The meeting on Tuesday will devcl.
op whether there is solid support on
the part of the people behind the pres
ent agitation, aud | think 1t VIII be
found on the part of the railway cont
NAMES that they will at once meet 1t
with such promises as Will give addi-
tional encouragement 10 the move
ment. Yours, very truly,
w. II. NEWMAN.
A delegate from Tom Green county
offered an amendment to Col. Simp-
sons resolution requiring the COM
mittee to report at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
This brought Mr.. Paddock of Fort
Worth to his feet in a fighting at'i-
tude against the resolution. lie said
that il would be impossible TO get a
conference with railroad managers
until during the holidays an! he